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The Birthing of Zion’s Sons
other as His body. It is TOGETHER that we, “all come to the unity of
the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” (Eph. 4:11)
The glory that God will be pouring out upon His people is for the
purpose of bringing us into unity with Him and with one another, so
that we can be perfect. Jesus tells us this in John 17:22-23: “the glory
which You (Father) gave Me I have given them (disciples), that they
may be one just as we are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may
be made perfect in one.” This fullness and unity and oneness with
Jesus is the reason for which the apostle Paul labored in birth. He
labored for this maturity, “so that we should be no longer children
tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the
trickery of men.” (Eph. 4:12) The apostle John mentions 3 levels of
spiritual maturity that pattern after natural maturity:
Three Levels of Spiritual Maturity from 1 John 1:12-14
1. Little
Children
Your sins are forgiven
you for His name’s
sake
2. Young Men You have overcome
the wicked one
3. Fathers You have known Him
who is from the
beginning
You have known the
Father
You are strong and the
Word of God abides in
you
You have known Him
who is from the
beginning
As this chart above shows, maturity is a progressive revelation of
knowing the Lord. Spiritual maturity is accomplished by the way of
the Cross. Ask yourself this question: How much am I willing to give
up in order to obey the Lord? Self-centeredness is the root of spiritual
immaturity. On the other hand, maturity is “speaking the truth in love”
from a heart that has submitted to God’s dealings, discipline and
testings (the Cross). The way of the Cross is the wisdom of God and
the power of God. His life is able to live through us only when we are
dead to “self.” Life comes through death. It was only after Jesus died
that He was able to bring us eternal life. “Unless a grain of wheat falls
into the ground and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it produces
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